Clip



Aug. 18, 1936. V LEVIGARD 2,051,174

CLIP

Filed May 22, 1935 Patented Aug. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES CLIP Martin Levigard, Frankfort-on-the-Main,

Germany Application May 22, 1935, Serial No. 22,831 In Germany December 1, 1934 8 Claims. (Cl. 24-261) This invention relates to a wire clip destined especially for connecting a sock with the pants. The idea, to employ a simple clip instead of a sock-suspender of rubber, is very old. The oldest clips for thispurpose are constructed so that, with their'aid, the circumference of the sock is reduced by a fold extending in vertical direction,

These clips do, however, not take into consideration the extremely important idea of avoiding a 10 strangling of the blood circulation on the calf, as, by reducing the circumference of the sock, the blood circulation is strangled in the same manner as bya rubber band extending around the calf.

The clips have later on been constructed so that 5,-:they are suitable for connecting the sock with the pants; consequently these clips are no longer open to the drawback that they strangle the calf.

The known clips'which are intended for connecting a sock to the pants, are constructed so that they clamp together the sides of a fold extending vertically along the calf and formed by the sock and by the pants. I have, however, found, that this idea is objectionable because the 25 clips tend to slip down along the fold which lies between the clamping parts of the clip. Consequently, the clips will be lost soon or later. The clip according to my invention is shaped in such a manner that it is adapted to clamp together 9 the sides of a fold, which extends transversely across the calf, that is in horizontaldirectionand is formed by the sock and the pants. By this manner of attachment for which the known sock clips are not suitable, the danger of slipping and becoming lost is eliminated.

' Clips are known comprising two'wire parts one of E-shape and the other of mirror reflected E-shape. The planes of these parts of the clip form an obtuse angle. These clips possess the 40 advantage that they can be easily gripped, but they possess the drawback that they do not hold tightly owing to the fact that they have no lineally extending clamping parts but press together the socks and pants only at a point and also only 5 with relatively little force.

Sock holding clips are also known which consist of a wire loop having two clip arms formed by two parallel wire parts which are bent inwardly and consequently are situated within the 50 contour of the loop. These clips ensure a more reliable holding between the two parallel arms of the fold formed by the sock and pants than the clip mentioned before, but their clamping pressure is not sufficient. Moreover, the clips can 55 only be easily fixed if they are slipped onto a vertical, fold from below by an upwardly directed sliding movement. However, the clips must necessarily work loose from this position sooner or later owing to the jolts occurring when the wear.- er is walking or running. Another drawback of these clips consists in that they are difiicult to grip owing to the absolutely flat shape.

The two last mentioned clips are open to the common objection that their wire ends can catch relatively easily in the fabric of the socks and damage the same, although this objection is not so marked as in othersock clips.

The clip according to my invention is free from the objections of the aforementioned clips and diifers substantially from the clips of the type last referred to in that parts of the wire extending from the clip arms situated in the interior of the loop are bent over in such a manner that they lie side by side and in contact with the wire portions forming the outer circumference of the wire loop and that the parts of the wire forming the outer circumference of the wire loop are bent up at an obtuse angle in the portion along which the clamping arms do not extend.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in'Which:- 0

Fig. 1 shows in elevation a clip in position on a sock and connecting this sock with the pants.

Fig. 2 is a section on line A-A of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section'through the clip taken on line BB of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 shows the clip alone in elevation.

Fig. 5 is a cross-section of enlarged scale through a wire which may be used for the manufacture of the clip. x

According to Figs. 1 and 2 the sock I and the pants 2 form a common horizontally extending fold Ia, which is pressed together by the wire clip consisting of a wire loop 3 and two clamping arms 36, 3e". The two substantially parallel 4O clamping arms 36', 3e" extend only along a portion of the length of the clip and the wire parts 30', 30 forming extensions of these arms and situated in the interior of the loop are bent over in such a manner that they lie side by side with the wire parts 3b, 3b" forming the outer circumference of the wire loop. The parts 30 and 3b and the parts 30" and 3b" respectively are in contact with one another. The parts of the wire forming the outer circumference of the loop are bent up at an obtuse angle on at the portion 301., 3a" along which the clamping arms 3e, 3e do not extend. This is clearly shown in Fig. 3. The wire parts 3a, 3a." bent up at an obtuse angle form a guide which considerably facilitates the slipping of the clip on to and off the fold la." The Wire ends 307, 3d" are preferably bent inwardly v in such a manner that the cross-sectional surface of the wire bears'against the wire parts which form the clamping arms 3e, 3e". If the clip is made of wire of substantially square section aslshown in Fig; 5, which is particularly advantageous, the wire parts 30, 30" cannot possibly slip off the wire parts 3b, 3b". However,

clips of round wire have also proved quite satisfactory.

' It is possible, although by no means necessary,

conform with the shape of theleg;

As clearly, shown in Figs. 1 and 4 the clip is.

7 consisting of 'a single piece of wire..

While I have herein disclosed the best-em bodiment of my invention that rhave so far: devised, it will be appreciated that the invention.

is susceptible of embodiment in many forms withoutdeparting fromthe spirit or scope thereof.

- situated within the contour of the loop, said clamping arms extending along" only over a portion of the length of the clip, wire parts forming extensions of saidar'ms' and situated in the interio'r of the loop and? bent over in such a'manner thatthey lie si'qe; by: side and in contact with they wire parts formihgthe outer circumference of the wire loop, the wire parts forming the outer circumference of the loopbeing' bent up at an obtuseangle at the portion along which the ciafiipizigar'ms' as not ex ent. V

2. A clip as claimed in claim 1, characteriz'ed I injtli'at thlwire en ds' are bentov'er in such a mariner that the' sectional surface of the wire substantially beaifsagainst the wire parts forml he m arms.

3; A c p as ciai'rr' e'd in 615 131 1, characterized in that it is made of substantially square section 45: v

r H V Aclip for connecting a sock to the pants conis ine" of a w r 4 1 wi h o e mp e formed W9, su stantiall p il a 7 w r wh hjare beat;in a dln. ai a m fi s 'ir'ig only over a'portion of the length of the loop, the arms having substantially parallelportions inpontaet with each other and lex tensions bent ver in lsi a mann he c re n Contact with parts of the wire forming the outer circurn ference of the loop and substantially parallel to the said respective wire parts, a part of the wire thickness of the wire.

forming the outer circumference of the loop being bent up to form a guide. 7

5 A clip for connecting a sock to the pants consisting of a single piece of wire, said wire being bent to form a loop with two substantially parallel clamping arms within said loop, said arms extending only over a portion of the length of said loop, the'arms having substantially parallel portions in contact with each other and extensions bentover in such a manner that a part of same isparallel with parts of the wire forming the outer circumference of the wire loop, said parallel p'arts of wire being in contact, the ends of said extensions being bent'inwardly within said loop, a part of the wire forming the outer circumference of said loop being bent up to an obtuse angle m form a guide;

6; A clip consisting of a wire loop with two 7 clamping arms that are bent inwardly so as to be situated within the contour of the loop andthat extend along a portion of the length of the clip; thehaving substantially parallel portions incofrtactwith eacli' other and extensions. situated in the interior of the loop the extensions being bent over in such a manner that they lie side" bysiderand in contact with the wire parts forming the outer circumference of thewire" loop and substantially parallel to the said respective 7 wire parts;

7 A- clip{ consisting of a wire loop with two clamping arms: that are bent inwardly so as to be situated within the contour of the loop and that extend'along a portion of the length of the clip, the armshaving substantially parallel portions in contact with eachother and extensions situated in the interior of the loop the extensions being bent over in such a'jmann'er that they'lie side by side and in contact with the wire parts forming the outer circumference of the wire'lo'op and substantially parallel to the said respective wire parts, thecontacting' parts being substantiallyfiatp. l j

j 8. A clip consisting of a wire loop with two clarnping arms that are bent inwardly soils to be situated within the contour of the loop and that extend along a portion of the length of the clip, the arms having extensionssituated within the contour of the loop, each extension being bent" over manner that it lies side by Side and in contact with one of the said'wi're' parts ronnin the outer circumference or the wire loop, the said contact between each of the said 'ex-.

tensions an the corresponding wire part extending over a substantial distance greater than the MARTiN LEVi'GA RUE 

